be opaque

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

Used to describe a state of not being clear enough to see through.

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Examples (10)

  • As the lens becomes more opaque, the patient notices a falling off in vision.
  • These crystals are completely opaque and nearly black.
  • Both question and answer are rather opaque.
  • The decision-making process remains somewhat opaque.
  • The system is completely opaque to non-specialists.
  • The government's explanations were deliberately opaque, raising suspicions.
  • After years, the old glass had become so opaque it blocked all light.
  • The instructions for assembling the furniture were incredibly opaque.
  • Her reasons for leaving were and remain opaque to everyone.
  • The thick fog caused the usually clear waters to be almost completely opaque.